Mount Sugarloaf /Keeba-Keeba
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Today we went to Mount Sugarloaf (Keeba-Keeba to the Awabakal people), about 30 minutes West of Newcastle and conducted our Earth Exchange. The mountain, Keeba-Keeba, has been badly affected by mining for coal and the damage done has been reported in the local and state newspapers. Here is a report (with pictures) on the harm done by both mining and a botched repair job in the Sydney Morning Herald: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/mine-subsidence-devastates-sugarloaf-conservation-area-20130828-2spuc.html
Our RadJoy blue bird was made from material collected in the picnic area of the park on the top of the mountain. The elements consisted of a blue piece of wood (body and tail), a discarded bird’s nest (head), a plastic food container (head), a beer bottle top (eye), a rock (beak) caffeine drink cans (legs) and tree bark for the wings. Our grandchildren, Lilly and Ted, did most of the collecting and Lilly arranged key elements. Our friends Katherine and Anne joined us for lunch at the site. Keeba-Keeba is a special place and it deserves all the care and attention we can give it.
Today we went to Mount Sugarloaf (Keeba-Keeba to the Awabakal people), about 30 minutes West of Newcastle and conducted our Earth Exchange. The mountain, Keeba-Keeba, has been badly affected by mining for coal and the damage done has been reported in the local and state newspapers. Here is a report (with pictures) on the harm done by both mining and a botched repair job in the Sydney Morning Herald: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/mine-subsidence-devastates-sugarloaf-conservation-area-20130828-2spuc.html
Our RadJoy blue bird was made from material collected in the picnic area of the park on the top of the mountain. The elements consisted of a blue piece of wood (body and tail), a discarded bird’s nest (head), a plastic food container (head), a beer bottle top (eye), a rock (beak) caffeine drink cans (legs) and tree bark for the wings. Our grandchildren, Lilly and Ted, did most of the collecting and Lilly arranged key elements. Our friends Katherine and Anne joined us for lunch at the site. Keeba-Keeba is a special place and it deserves all the care and attention we can give it.
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